FEELING PLUCKED CLEAN BY TAX MAN? Iowa is doing its part to make sure mega-chicken corporation Tyson and three other profitable companies don’t feel that way by handing out a new round of tax credits.

Caffeinated ThoughtsPaul Brennan(Watchdog.org) Des Moines, IA – As the deadline to pay income taxes approaches, it’s important to remember that government does more than just take your money — it also uses your money to let others skip paying taxes.The Iowa Economic Development Authorityannounced Friday it had approved almost $1.7 million in tax credits and other incentives for four well-established, profitable companies that intend to expand or build manufacturing facilities in the state.The biggest state tax break announced Friday went to Tyson Fresh Meats, which was awarded more than $950,000 in tax credits. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyson Foods, the second largest food production company in the country. Since opening its doors in Iowa in 1986, the company has received more than $7 million in tax credits and loans from the state.Read this story at caffeinatedthoughts.com ...

'Securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.'

Tom Hoefling on Government:

"Just as 'good fences make for good neighbors,' good government is mainly about knowing where the legitimate boundaries are, and having the courage to defend those borders forcefully. This is true in terms of the defense of our territory, our security, and our national sovereignty, but it also applies to the sworn duty of all of those in government to equally protect the God-given, unalienable rights of each individual person, from their creation onward, their sacred obligation to stay well within the enumerated powers of our constitutions, and of the role legitimate government must play in balancing the competing rights and interests of the people, in order to establish justice."